George James was an orthopaedic surgeon. He qualified MB, ChB from Manchester University in 1943 and served as a temporary surgeon lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1944. After the war he moved to Salisbury in what was then known as Southern Rhodesia, and then continued to practice in Durban, South Af

Brian Hanbury Day was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, and at Nelson Hospital, London, and Wilson Hospital, Mitcham. He studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, qualifying MB BS in 1952. He gained his FRCS in 1959. Prior to his consultant appoin

Born 28 April 1878 at Croxall Lodge, Bromham Road, Bedford, the son of James Aberdour Elmslie and Cecilia Cheyne, his wife. His father, a master marine and lieutenant RNR, was captain of the *La Hogue* and the *Sobraon*, noted clippers on the Australian run. His mother came of distinguished medical

Ratan Cavashah Edibam was an orthopaedic surgeon in Perth, Western Australia. He gained his FRCS in 1963 and subsequently studied at Liverpool University. He was also a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He died in July 2012.

Jonathan George Cochrane was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to St John's Hospital, Livingston, and Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh. He was born on 17 November 1941 and was educated in Fareham and at Purbrook Park County High School. He began his career in London, qualifying

John Gladstone Sweeney was born on 26 January 1928. His father James Sweeney was also a doctor who served with the AIF on the Western Front in the 1st World War. The family have fortunately maintained his copperplate hand written diaries of his war service and his interest in the nature and treat

Born on 25 July 1905, he was educated at King's College, Auckland, and Otago Medical School, Dunedin, and qualified in 1929. While at Knox College, Dunedin, he was a leading cricket player and won his "blue" for hockey, and won medals in the medical school. He held resident posts at Auckland Hospita

Educated at the University of Sydney, he was resident medical officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1945-46 and again in 1948, and orthopaedic registrar. During 1946-47 he was a teaching Fellow in the University, first in pathology and then physiology. He was in Britain 1954-56, took the Ed

Educated at Cambridge and St George's Hospital he qualified in 1938; intending to specialise as an orthopaedic surgeon, he served as house surgeon at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. During the war he served in the RAF medical service as an orthopaedic specialist with

Born on 3 November 1921 the son of A C McMillan of Huddersfield, he was educated at Leeds Medical School, qualifying in 1945. He served as demonstrator of pathology in the School and as house surgeon at the General Infirmary. Deciding to specialise in orthopaedics he took the Fellowship in 1952, was

Born at Edinburgh 1883, he won the Ettles and Vans Dunlop scholarships and the Leckie Mactier Fellowship at the University. He was house physician and house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary and demonstrator of anatomy and clinical tutor in gynaecology at the University. He came to London to be surgica

Born on 31 December 1896 son of Thomas Massie MB he was educated at Guy's Hospital and won the Treasurer's medal in clinical surgery. He was house surgeon to R P Rowlands, was awarded the Arthur Durham travelling studentship in 1921, and took honours at the London BS examination in 1922. He had been